America Under Siege

America Under Siege

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YOU ARE NOT BROKE BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT COFFEE AND A HAMBURGER, YOU ARE BROKE BECAUSE BILLIONAIRES BOUGHT PRESIDENCY AND CONGRESS. #EATTHERICH

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A private individual, much less the richest man in the world, has control over an entire nation in safety should scare the shit out of everyone. This same man threatened our democracy this week. Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, Musk says Kyiv violated terms - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

reuters.comUkraine says Starshield back to normal, Musk says Kyiv violated termsA week of restrictions disrupted military ‌operations and intensified tensions with the US.

Insurance companies are ripping all of us. And if you don't believe in climate change, it doesn't matter because your insurance company does, and charges you for it.

Sean Brodrick@seanbrodrick.bsky.social

Your Home Insurance Is Skyrocketing! Here's How to Lower It — And How to Profit! #EconSky #Insurance weissratings.com/en/weiss-rat...

No matter what they say, Putin is not a humanitarian. Remember, when he invaded Ukraine, he kidnapped thousands of children and brought them to Russia. That's just one reason for his arrest warrant in Interpol. #fdjt

How bad is it in Oklahoma you ask, the state where GOP has held a supermajority since 2011? We see Mitch McConnell more than James Lankford or Alan Armstrong. #oklahoma #voteblue #fdjt

MAGA Corruption has no ends..

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

🚨Holy crap! Ken Paxton partied on New Year’s Eve 2024 in Dubai with his girlfriend and two U.S. fugitives (Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail) charged in healthcare fraud/embezzlement schemes. Ahmed, a major donor, gave about $190,000 to Paxton’s campaign — including after his indictment.

Has anyone's elected GOP congressional representative or senator been seen in public meetings or anywhere other than TV ads? Where are our representatives? #kevinhern #jameslankford #alanarmstrong

Ration coupons were official government-issued stamps or tickets used during times of severe shortage—most notably in World War II—that citizens had to surrender alongside money to purchase restricted good...

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Worked on a Point System: Many items required both cash and a specific number of ration points (stamps), which changed value based on how rare or in-demand an item was at the time.Expired Over Time: Coupons were only valid for a specific period to prevent hoarding and control the rate of spending.

Ration coupons were official government-issued stamps or tickets used during times of severe shortage—most notably in World War II—that citizens had to surrender alongside money to purchase restricted good...

What Ration Coupons DidControlled Scarcity: Governments used them to fairly distribute limited supplies of vital resources, such as sugar, meat, gasoline, tires, and clothing, ensuring that military needs were met without leaving civilians without basic necessities.

Look, if the public can't be trusted with The Anarchist Cookbook for obvious reasons, then how can the public be trusted with AI without some guardrails? It's blatantly obvious that AI can produce anarchist cookbook recipes much more dangerous that a 75 year old book.